As America's population ages and becomes more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, the unmet need for neurologists will grow, especially in Oklahoma. The problem is not enough medical residency slots, and the funding mechanism for those positions isn't becoming more secure.

Oklahoma’s only cobblestone village, tucked into the Wichita Mountains, is enjoying an economic revival. Medicine Park has seen new businesses pop up along Medicine Creek, like a miniature riverwalk that other riverside cities boast. Entrepreneurs across generations said they're drawn to the small town for similar reasons, and they don't have a formal chamber of commerce to spur or direct activity.